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Seems like it, the prices some are going for. . . . Ebay, CLP 560 just sold. So nondescript that Yamaha post little information on it; it is after all, around 22 years old now.

It went for £490! There are other instances of old Clavinovas going for crazy prices; not necessarily totr models either; some of them sell for less. There`s a CLP 810s on the go at the moment; as basic as they come. I`ll keep me eye on that . . .What fun! Especially when you get to see the end of the auction . . .

Other pianos don`t seem to attract the same interest.

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"I'm playing all the right notes � but not necessarily in the right order." Eric Morecambe

Clavinovas have an amazing amount of brand recognition and it's not always trivial for a lay person to figure out how old they are.

The used market for DP's can be pretty good (at least for the big names). I remember being very surprised when I offered my old P-80 on craigslist after 7 years for just $300 less than I originally paid for it and people jumped all over me to get it.

Clever marketing by Yamaha. 'Clavinova' as a term sounds like it means something, a real musical instrument, reeking of quality, you just know you want one. Better than 'RD700NX', unless you're a techie geek.

Very good list of all of the Yamaha's and I can say that I am happy enough with the CLP-990M and CLP-480R for now as I don't see having to upgrade to anything else anytime soon. Both models have the best sounds and action.

I still have my first Clavinova 260 in 1990 as my very last backup piano. Sustain pedal is broken so I took it apart and now use my big toe ( yes, my toe) to make the plastic contact in order to connect the sustain signal I'm sure one day my sweaty toe will get me electrocuted.

I had the 76 noter CLP 250. Why I bought that, I`ll never know . . but it got used. Bet it`s worth something now! (there`s a lot o` good plastic in there)

@Peter,

Hang onto your digital(s) if you are liking them since I have no intention with giving away my CLP-990M. Looks like the more I play the 990M it is sounding better than the newer CLP-480R and it is all of 12 years old.

@Mac,

As for "tradeable" digitals I might consider the CLP-480R and the Roland V-Piano but only if something much better comes along to replace them.

Richard, am I tempting fate by suggesting that you trade in the CLP-480R and V-Piano for a VPC1?

Cheers,Jamesx

James,

Well, let's see... I paid 6K for the V-Piano and just a little over $4,400 for the CLP-480R and that amounts to $10,440 spent on these two digitals.

The VPC1 is now selling for only $1,849 at sweetwater.com where I purchased my Kawai EP3 at $1,100, so wouldn't these two be a closer match in price for a trade-in?

Since the EP3 is the one piano I keep out in the kitchen area I don't see any easy access to the computer for hooking up cables (in another room) so that I could use software libraries that are needed for the VPC1. The VPC1 would have to sit on the same stand I am using for the EP3 although I can't see having to run long (or, extra) cables and extension cords to the computer to use it.

I do agree that the VPC1 would be a definite improvement over my lowly EP3 although it can't match the V-Piano or CLP-480R as for the amount of money I put into them. The issue in using the VPC1 would be that it is not in the same room as the computer.

Any new digital that comes out in the future will have to have sounds and specs to match or better the V-Piano, or, the CLP-480R. That's why I am hanging onto them.

However, the VPC1 and Pianoteq would certainly offer strong competition for the V-Piano.

Jamesx

James,

As for the quality of the sounds, yes, the VPC1 with a good software library would probably challenge the V-Piano easily, however, I am still looking for a new modeled instrument (by any manufacturer) that would surpass the V-Piano as for sounds and would like to see it in an upright style cabinet, similar to the CLP-480, LX-15, etc. The modeled digital would also have the best speaker system optimized for the modeled sounds.